Greater Than/Less Than
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Multiply/Divide
100

4/5  * 3/8    ><=   4/5

<  Less Than

100

How many waffles would each person get if there were 5 children split among 4 waffles?

4/5 waffle

100

5/5 * 4/9 = 20/45

True or False?

True  or it simplifies to 4/9 

100

5/6 * 7/7 =

5/6

100

Of the students at Blackridge Elementary, 1/4 of them enjoy watching Marvel Movies. 1/7 of them also enjoy watching Fantasy Movies. What fraction of the students enjoy watching either Marvel or Fantasy movies at Blackridge Elementary?

1/28 of the students at Blackridge

200

9/6 * 2/3   ><=  2/3

>  Greater Than

200

Teresa wanted to paint a wall. The length of one side was 1 1/3 feet and the height was 2 1/6 feet tall. What is the area of this wall?

2 8/9 square feet

200

2/5 * 2/3 = 4/8


False

4/15

200

7/7 * 9/4 =

9/4  or  1 1/4

200

Alicia wants to run a race, but she wants to stop 5 times in her 3 mile run. What is the distance she will run in between each stop? 

She will stop every 3/5 mile

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3/4 * 5/8  ><=  3/4

< Less Than

300

Aaron and his 3 friends want to split their cookies evenly. They have 9 cookies. How much will each person get?

1  1/4 cookie

300

1 1/3 * 3/5 = 12/15

True

Simplified to 4/5

300

9/9 * 1 1/5 =

1 1/5 

300

I want to make cookies but I want to only make 3/4 of the recipe. Would I multiply or divide to find the answer of each ingredient?

Multiply--the cups/amount gets smaller

400

2/3 * 6/1  ><=  2/3

>  Greater than

400

Mr. Hobson wants to give his students a snack. He brought 20 packages of graham crackers and needs to give it to 7 students. How many packages will each student get?

2 6/7 packages

400

1/3 divided by 1/2 = 6

False

2/3 is correct answer

400

3/7 * 2/2 = 

3/7

400

3/4 divided by 1/2 =

6/4 or   1 1/2

500

5/5 * 3/4  ><=  3/4

=  Equal to

500

Mr. Dastrup loves his birds! He wants to split 10 pounds of birdseed evenly into 4 bird feeders. How many pounds will each bird feeder get?

2 1/2 lbs

500

6/7 * 1/4 = 6/28

True

Simplified to 3/14

500

1 * 3 7/8 =

3 7/8

500

4/5 divided by 8 = 

4/40  or 1/10